Quick Hits....

"I’m very much in favor of this. It allows us to organize debt and make our clubs more competitive" – La Liga President Javier Tebas, on third-parties buying stakes in the transfer rights of players. UEFA is seeking to outlaw the practice (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 9/20).

"We flew in from L.A. on the Wednesday and we were shooting for two solid days, Thursday and Friday. I can't imagine how funny he would have been if he hadn't had the jet lag" – Ad agency Brooklyn Brothers co-Founder Guy Barnett, on actor Jason Sudeikis portraying an American football coach in a viral video promoting NBC's EPL coverage ("Squawk Box," CNBC, 9/20).

"It's the taxpayers' stadium. We have a lot of money invested in BMO, but if the city comes to us and ultimately says we've got to find a solution for the Argos long-term, we're obligated to entertain that conversation" – MLSE President & CEO Tim Leiweke, on possibly replacing BMO Field's natural grass with an artificial surface (NATIONAL POST, 9/20).